Principal - Cloud Foundation Engineer
Northern Trust23 hours ago
Pune, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and maintain enterprise cloud landing zones and shared services.
- Manage account and subscription structures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Build secure-by-default infrastructure patterns and reusable infrastructure-as-code modules using Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, or Pulumi.
- Build CI/CD pipelines and enable self-service infrastructure provisioning for development teams.
- Implement IAM practices, governance guardrails, policies, SCPs, monitoring controls, and regulatory compliance standards.
- Design and support VPC/VNet architectures, routing, firewalls, VPNs, load balancing, and hybrid connectivity with on-premises environments.
- Deploy monitoring, logging, auditing, and cost-tracking dashboards, and implement cloud cost-saving measures.
- Partner with application, DevOps, and security teams to support cloud adoption, documentation, training, troubleshooting, and incident response.
- Provide technical mentorship and lead through influence across cross-functional engineering teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 15+ years of total work experience in technology infrastructure.
- 10+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure, or platform operations.
- Deep expertise in at least one major cloud provider, particularly Azure or AWS.
- Strong Infrastructure as Code experience, with Terraform preferred.
- Hands-on knowledge of networking concepts including VPC, DNS, firewalls, load balancing, and hybrid connectivity.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps.
- Familiarity with cloud security principles and compliance frameworks.
- Proficiency in Python, Bash, or PowerShell scripting.
- Experience operating cloud platforms in regulated enterprise and multi-cloud environments is preferred.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration, including EKS, AKS, or GKE, is preferred.
- Knowledge of service mesh, API gateways, serverless platforms, FinOps, and cloud cost optimization is preferred.
- Cloud certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect, or GCP Professional Cloud Architect are preferred.
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, mentorship, collaboration, and technical influence skills are required.
Benefits
- Flexible and collaborative work culture with accessible senior leaders and opportunities for internal movement.
- Inclusive workplace committed to supporting employees and the communities it serves.
- Philanthropy and employee volunteer opportunities are integrated into the company culture.
- Reasonable workplace accommodations are available for individuals with health conditions and disabilities.
- Role is associated with Northern Trust’s Pune office.
Tech Stack
AWSAzureBashGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsKubernetesPowerShellPythonTerraform
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About Northern Trust
Northern Trust is a financial services company that provides asset servicing (custody and fund administration), asset management, wealth management, and banking/treasury services to institutions, corporations, and affluent families. Its business model centers on fees for assets under custody/administration and management, plus banking services. Founded in 1889 and headquartered in Chicago, it is publicly traded on Nasdaq (NTRS) and serves clients across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC.